laughter
Americannoun
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the action of or noise produced by laughing
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the experience or manifestation of mirth, amusement, scorn, or joy
Other Word Forms
- laughterless adjective
Etymology
Origin of laughter
before 900; Middle English; Old English hleahtor; cognate with Old High German hlahtar, Old Norse hlātr; laugh
Example Sentences
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Nervous laughter has been replaced by a calmer confidence.
From Los Angeles Times
He does not beam the same way as his Portuguese predecessor - or pepper his media engagements with laughter.
From BBC
It was the subject of much banter and laughter in their first meeting of the year, newly released transcripts of the central bank’s 2020 meetings show.
From MarketWatch
“He claimed that he intended it merely as a joke to provoke attention and laughter,” according to the affidavit.
From Los Angeles Times
"Elsa is a beautiful little girl, a raucous bundle of excitement and laughter," family court judge Carol Atkinson said this month, giving her foster family the green light to begin the process to adopt her.
From Barron's
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